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. >> first, what is the situation with the budget deficit? how much are you looking at and how do you cut costs? >> we've been trying to close the gap on a growing budget deficit over the last number of months, back in february there was a budget passed that tried to close the budget gap. it also increased taxes for a short duration of time and then went to the voters to ask them fef they wanted to extend that amount of time. and of course the voters turned that down. and as a result of that, and the ongoing deficit, less revenues coming in, we are currently now looking at a deficit here in the next 12, 13 months as somewhere around $22 billion. it's a staggering number even for a state as large as california. >> the governor has proposed a flat tax, possibly 15% across the board. your reaction? >> well, i think simplifying the tax system is a great idea. i think that trying to bring everybody on board, trying to make sure it's an understandable tax system is certainly one that i think we ought to look at. my concern wher we talk about changi
. >> first, what is the situation with the budget deficit? how much are you looking at and how do you cut costs? >> we've been trying to close the gap on a growing budget deficit over the last number of months, back in february there was a budget passed that tried to close the budget gap. it also increased taxes for a short duration of time and then went to the voters to ask them fef they wanted to extend that amount of time. and of course the voters turned that down. and as a...
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the senate you have a lot of deficits and in the house the hard right used to be a deficit hawk when there is a spending program and it now seems to given that up although pete pederson today said this would be horrible for the deficit. so it's a different dynamic at a dynamic that makes it harder to pass the bill. you have to win over the house and it makes it harder to win over in the senate. thank you everybody. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] during a meeting with house republicans and in the white house cabinet room today president trump held the two postcard sized tax mark-ups saying tax forms of this size will simplify life for many americans. c most americans will be able to file taxes on a single sheet of paper. what do you think about that? [laughter] >> great job. thank you. i didn't know i was going to be given a postcard. [laughter] [applause] >> beautiful, thank you. we think we are going to be able to do that and if we have it the way it is now at this moment is going to make life very simple. the only people that aren't going to like this are h&r b
the senate you have a lot of deficits and in the house the hard right used to be a deficit hawk when there is a spending program and it now seems to given that up although pete pederson today said this would be horrible for the deficit. so it's a different dynamic at a dynamic that makes it harder to pass the bill. you have to win over the house and it makes it harder to win over in the senate. thank you everybody. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] during a meeting with house...
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the president has vowed to make this a deficit-neutral package, have it not add to the deficit. if you can just comment on the dynamic going on here. >> i think you raised the dynamic. there are many different experts in the health care arena, as you well know, that -- there are widely differing estimates on what share of the uninsured would be covered at different levels of costs. so in this estimate of this particular plan, we had a cost figure that was relatively lower than what some of the other cost figures were and a coverage number that was relatively lower. but as i say, this plan that they were describing -- and this is -- call it the middle, call it the beginning, it's certainly not the end of the process. you've got both houses of congress and the president and a whole lot of experts, as well as of private sector, all trying to come together and put together a package that will compre hencively change both the cost path of health care and also, get more people covered. the president is concerned and wants to get the coverage numbers up. so far i haven't seen anything
the president has vowed to make this a deficit-neutral package, have it not add to the deficit. if you can just comment on the dynamic going on here. >> i think you raised the dynamic. there are many different experts in the health care arena, as you well know, that -- there are widely differing estimates on what share of the uninsured would be covered at different levels of costs. so in this estimate of this particular plan, we had a cost figure that was relatively lower than what some...
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deficits. he's released part of the tax already and one thing he says in there, this is like a prairie wildfire, it doesn't care if it's a republican house or a democratic house, it will burn. and he says both parties are to blame for the mess we got into. so in the spirit of doing painful things, i'm going to ask each of you you to say how is your party to blame for the current predicament. you first. >> i think he meant to questigou first. >> on the degree that democrats have had the long standing concern that our colleagues on the republican side were intent on eliminating or privatizing important programs that have helped, whether seniors to arrive in dignity or children to move up in to a productive life, maybe democrats have worked too hard to try to protect those programs from the devastating cuts, and in doing so, perhaps that has kept us from trying to come up with a small budget. so i think patricia said democrats are talking about making spending reductions and having agreed to the s
deficits. he's released part of the tax already and one thing he says in there, this is like a prairie wildfire, it doesn't care if it's a republican house or a democratic house, it will burn. and he says both parties are to blame for the mess we got into. so in the spirit of doing painful things, i'm going to ask each of you you to say how is your party to blame for the current predicament. you first. >> i think he meant to questigou first. >> on the degree that democrats have had...
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deficit projections, $132 billion will be added to the deficit this fiscal year. total by the end of the fiscal year will be $1.50 trillion or 10.3% of gdp. we will continue our discussion of that. if you want to get involved in our conversation, the numbers -- it and also send us a message via twitter or e-mail. our first call is from our line for democrats. caller: i think our problem, as a country, we have to recognize the fact that over the last 30 years or so, we would to a conservative economic philosophy. -- we went to conservative economic philosophy. it has been failing us. they say we should cut spending and not to anything about taxes. we have a business sector here who really has not been contributing their part to society for the past 30 years. i would like to see what their answers are to their to -- to my comments. host: if you are blaming future deficit on debt on the conservative economic philosophy, the increase in spending going forward is driven almost entirely by social security and medicare and medicaid. without those programs, the government
deficit projections, $132 billion will be added to the deficit this fiscal year. total by the end of the fiscal year will be $1.50 trillion or 10.3% of gdp. we will continue our discussion of that. if you want to get involved in our conversation, the numbers -- it and also send us a message via twitter or e-mail. our first call is from our line for democrats. caller: i think our problem, as a country, we have to recognize the fact that over the last 30 years or so, we would to a conservative...
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things like the deficit will be addressed. now, this health care hike is going for the deficit, too. who is to stop them from saying -- >> what the speaker is also saying is, let's squeeze the savings we cannot of the health care system first. let's find a way -- find the waste and inefficiency. if that pays for health care, that is correct. i think there will be revenue needed. if the revenue overshoots the target, let's paid on the deficit. the clinton deficit reduction plan created 23 million new jobs. i would like to do that again. neil: i am just saying that was not the original intent. the rules are changing a little bit. you are comfortable with that. >> the intent is to grow the economy. neil: how is paying $700 million that just cropped up today -- i'm not saying you are allowing this, but this is what happens. remember the lock box for social security? only social security money would be used for social security. it is a good concept. both parties rated that fund for other purposes. >> the money in the bill you're ta
things like the deficit will be addressed. now, this health care hike is going for the deficit, too. who is to stop them from saying -- >> what the speaker is also saying is, let's squeeze the savings we cannot of the health care system first. let's find a way -- find the waste and inefficiency. if that pays for health care, that is correct. i think there will be revenue needed. if the revenue overshoots the target, let's paid on the deficit. the clinton deficit reduction plan created 23...
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or does your administration believe the deficit is get to go high? -- the deficit is getting too high? >> let me remind you that this is the second budget. in both budgets he's painted his proposals. this is a classic biden budget. just as he did last year, we're putting forward proposals that do two things. establishes a tax system that's fair, where corporations and the wealthiest pay their fair share. but it has the added benefit of paying for the needs of the american people. like reducing child care. >> what specific proposals beyond the wealth tax would lower the deficit by $1 trillion over the next decade? >> one, we're already in the process from last year to this year, reducing the deficit by $1.3 trillion. the proposals in the budget would also bring about another $1 trillion decrease. in addition to the billionaire income tax proposal that we have in the budget, we also believe that we should take the individual rate back to 39.6%. and also bring corporate tax rates back up, not even quite back up to where they were before the trump tax cu
or does your administration believe the deficit is get to go high? -- the deficit is getting too high? >> let me remind you that this is the second budget. in both budgets he's painted his proposals. this is a classic biden budget. just as he did last year, we're putting forward proposals that do two things. establishes a tax system that's fair, where corporations and the wealthiest pay their fair share. but it has the added benefit of paying for the needs of the american people. like...
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specifically social security will run a deficit of 18 trillion medicare will have 41 trillion deficit and the interest cost following to pay for those will add 41 trillion more. so look again at annual growth. cbo projects over the next 30 years, social security and medicare deficits and the interest cost will go from 10 percent to 12.6 percent the rest of the budget will have a three.1 percent of surplus as a result of raising revenues and falling spending simply put, the long-term debt problem is a social security and medicare issue and it is protected by cbo over those surpluses but it's not enough for the budget with 100 trillion-dollar projected shortfall of social security and medicare. >> you are now recognized for your testimony. >> thank you for the opportunity to justify a suspect we all agree it's not enough that our debt is perilous but we need a way to deal with it without damaging growth are hurting foldable americans the first thing to do when you are deep in a hole is to stop digging according to the cbo the tax cap passed last year will add almost $2 trillion over the
specifically social security will run a deficit of 18 trillion medicare will have 41 trillion deficit and the interest cost following to pay for those will add 41 trillion more. so look again at annual growth. cbo projects over the next 30 years, social security and medicare deficits and the interest cost will go from 10 percent to 12.6 percent the rest of the budget will have a three.1 percent of surplus as a result of raising revenues and falling spending simply put, the long-term debt...
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doesn't reflect any deficit. capabilities and provisions for things that are yet to be determined. this $20.7 billion we are going to dig it out and just say to just assume zero. >> we are not making any assumptions. >> [inaudible] >> we don't assume that it is a savings or increasing. >> it is a bill not get made into law. any concept we are adapting in this budget is treated as the reserve fund. it's the discretionary and mandatory spending and we have the reserve infrastructure as well. why is this in the budget? >> because they've asked us to provide scorekeeping flexibili flexibility. spent why is it even in the budget? >> it's a reserve fund because it facilitates the ability of the committee in the chairman of the committee to try to address the budgetary issues relating to the policy. it doesn't make the value judgments one way or another. >> i think the staff for their quality time. >> any other questions? i recognize the vice chair. the budget resolutions on the effort be entered into the record includi
doesn't reflect any deficit. capabilities and provisions for things that are yet to be determined. this $20.7 billion we are going to dig it out and just say to just assume zero. >> we are not making any assumptions. >> [inaudible] >> we don't assume that it is a savings or increasing. >> it is a bill not get made into law. any concept we are adapting in this budget is treated as the reserve fund. it's the discretionary and mandatory spending and we have the reserve...
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the deficit hawks like mulvaney tand ryan were just saying trillion dollar deficits, that's fine. how do you account for that? how do you account for these in norma's budget deficits prior to the pandemic that the republican party was just acquiescing to? >> guest: the most consistent failure of both parties over the last 20 years without doubt has been in the area of deficits and overspending. government overspending. if you think bipartisanship is dead inwashington just give them abig spending bloated deal and bipartisanship does seem to come back around . you're right about that , the caller is right in that even with an economy that was growing pretty well in the first two and half years, three years of the trumpet ministration due to tax cuts and good policies that were implemented there was still a deficit being run around $1 trillion and that's frightening you're in good economic times to have a deficit that big on a budget that's barely over $4 trillion . that's too much by the way. so both parties failed during the bush years. spending was out of control during the obamay
the deficit hawks like mulvaney tand ryan were just saying trillion dollar deficits, that's fine. how do you account for that? how do you account for these in norma's budget deficits prior to the pandemic that the republican party was just acquiescing to? >> guest: the most consistent failure of both parties over the last 20 years without doubt has been in the area of deficits and overspending. government overspending. if you think bipartisanship is dead inwashington just give them abig...
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deficits in health-care, deficits in education, deficits in our infrastructure. climate def sat and so -- deficit so we are negging at the deficits that matter out of peer and misunderstanding, misplaced concerns about arbitrary numbers on balance sheets. so a lot of the book is really knocking down the first six chapters knocking down the biggest myths that we're told, and then opening up entails for are different kind of conversation to really change the questions so that we're no longer asking how will we pay for it? we instead begin to ask, how will we resource it? how will our country come up with the nurses and the doctors and the teachers and the faculty that we need to provide education for everyone, to provide health-care for everyone. what kind of a world could we have if we changed the question, and so that is real where what the book attempts to do. >> i think asking different questions is kind of a theme of a lot of the books on the panel today and that's great. so, now we'd like to turn to imani perry, the professor of africa studies at princeton un
deficits in health-care, deficits in education, deficits in our infrastructure. climate def sat and so -- deficit so we are negging at the deficits that matter out of peer and misunderstanding, misplaced concerns about arbitrary numbers on balance sheets. so a lot of the book is really knocking down the first six chapters knocking down the biggest myths that we're told, and then opening up entails for are different kind of conversation to really change the questions so that we're no longer...
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the tax cuts for the rich was a major factor in exposing the federal deficit. in the latest budget and economic outlook, the estimate of republican tax scam will increase deficits by $1.9 trillion over the next ten years even with the savings from econom growth and a step number three, they point to the exploding deficit and instead of working on a balanced solution, they demand huge cuts to critical programs americans rely on. i'm going to skip for the second. i want to talk about the 50 million-dollar tax windfall over investors. the pharmaceutical industry is using a large portion of its windfall from republicans, corporate tax cuts to boost its stock prices. drug companies are spending a combined $50 million on new share buybacks from that tower over investors and employees or drug research and development. the bottom line of those who buybacks were announced during or after the passage of the republican tax bill. that money is enriching hedge fund other investors in the top company executives but it isn't necessarily helping patients. as many as one in fou
the tax cuts for the rich was a major factor in exposing the federal deficit. in the latest budget and economic outlook, the estimate of republican tax scam will increase deficits by $1.9 trillion over the next ten years even with the savings from econom growth and a step number three, they point to the exploding deficit and instead of working on a balanced solution, they demand huge cuts to critical programs americans rely on. i'm going to skip for the second. i want to talk about the 50...
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now, the deficit today is enormous. bigger than we've had almost any time in the history when we weren't fighting a world war. the deficit today is not a problem. the u.s. government is borrowing almost unlimited amounts of money at extraordinarily low interest rates. they borrowing today ten year money at 1.5%. it's a record low. it's never been that low since the government has been borrows as far as the record we have go. the problem we have now, the acute problem we have now, of course, is unemployment. 8.3% unemployment. more than 3 million people who have been out of work for a full year or more. those are the ones who say they are looking. the deficit is not today's problem. but it's going to be tomorrow's problem. even at today's low interest rate. they spent a ton of money on interest. that's the same -- that's bigger than the combined budget of the departments of commerce, education, energy, homeland security, interior justice, state, plus the federal courts. so how is it that we're able to borrow so much mone
now, the deficit today is enormous. bigger than we've had almost any time in the history when we weren't fighting a world war. the deficit today is not a problem. the u.s. government is borrowing almost unlimited amounts of money at extraordinarily low interest rates. they borrowing today ten year money at 1.5%. it's a record low. it's never been that low since the government has been borrows as far as the record we have go. the problem we have now, the acute problem we have now, of course, is...
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guest: they are closely related but it is the budget deficit that is driving the trade deficit. when we borrow $1 trillion from the economy, we take more of it from abroad. 40% of it is directly coming from abroad but the rest is indirectly coming from abroad how it changes the economy. if we want to be less supported on other countries, we need to lower the deficit. host: marc goldwein >> c-span's washington journal, every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day. we discussed poly issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, cq calls a john donnelly discuss the 2023 national defense authorization act. in our spotlight on podcasts, author and journalist robe bryce talks about the power-hungry podcast and vulnerability of our eleric grids. watch washington journal live at seven eastern saturday morning on c-span or c-span now our new mobile video app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets.
guest: they are closely related but it is the budget deficit that is driving the trade deficit. when we borrow $1 trillion from the economy, we take more of it from abroad. 40% of it is directly coming from abroad but the rest is indirectly coming from abroad how it changes the economy. if we want to be less supported on other countries, we need to lower the deficit. host: marc goldwein >> c-span's washington journal, every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day. we...
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the deficit can't be eliminated with tax increases. we can't tax america's producers enough to fill the hole. we've got to address mandatory spending which keeps growing year after year after year. it nearly doubled during the obama administration during which time our friends across the aisle never really said much about deficits and debt. but it's real. but we ought to go to the root cause of it and not claim that it'sha making tax cuts to help make our economy more vibrant and improve the quality of life for more americans. putting aside the macroeconomic concerns over the tax bill for a moment, it's easy to see how on a more personal level families and workers will benefit, sometimes in accounts over tax reform the more human focus is simply left out, and that's a mistake. for example, in our bill rates are reduced for everybody. every tax bracket sees a reduction in their a tax rate. the standard deduction more families is double. so if you're a married couple filing a joint return, the first $24,000 you've earned, there is a zero
the deficit can't be eliminated with tax increases. we can't tax america's producers enough to fill the hole. we've got to address mandatory spending which keeps growing year after year after year. it nearly doubled during the obama administration during which time our friends across the aisle never really said much about deficits and debt. but it's real. but we ought to go to the root cause of it and not claim that it'sha making tax cuts to help make our economy more vibrant and improve the...
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deficits and debt do matter. it is not existential to the economy immediately, but it's a corrosive upon the economy. higher deficits and the debt loads rely on higher interest rates which means less business investment and consumer spending on a smaller economy in the long run. so no he is not right. loadeficits and the debt matter a lot. i think there is well-intentioned and well-meaning lawmakers in both the republican and democratic party. obviously politics plays a role in everything. particularly in the current environment. i think there are many republicans that believe the deficit and debt do matter. our will try to make sure fiscal situation is -- i think that's pretty bipartisan. guest: to give the full -- host: mitch mcconnell's statement on monday in louisville kentucky an event in louisville, the quote from him. there is zero chance -- no chance we will not raise the debt ceiling. to default.ot going we will get the job done. the secretary of the treasury at that event saying we will get the debt cei
deficits and debt do matter. it is not existential to the economy immediately, but it's a corrosive upon the economy. higher deficits and the debt loads rely on higher interest rates which means less business investment and consumer spending on a smaller economy in the long run. so no he is not right. loadeficits and the debt matter a lot. i think there is well-intentioned and well-meaning lawmakers in both the republican and democratic party. obviously politics plays a role in everything....
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we were able to afford everything and still cut the deficit. that's why i'm proposing, you know, there used to be in america, when i started this job, there were, i think, 600-- don't hold more to the exact number, 680 millionaires, billionaires-- . billionaires, you know what their tax rate is, three t-h-r-e-e percent, poor people. that's why i'm proposing the tax, no billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a firefighter. nobody. [applause] >> by the way, they still have hundreds of millions of dollars. it's not a sacrifice. and it also means protecting your health. the toxic chemicals on the job is why cancer is leading in firefighters. and you remember 9/11 and made sure they're covered and we stepped up and did something about that. we should step up now. i have a proposal started in the last administration i was part of with barack obama called the cancer moon shot. a key part of my unity agenda, state of the union to bring the government to cut the cancer rates in half and investment in development, screenings, better support p
we were able to afford everything and still cut the deficit. that's why i'm proposing, you know, there used to be in america, when i started this job, there were, i think, 600-- don't hold more to the exact number, 680 millionaires, billionaires-- . billionaires, you know what their tax rate is, three t-h-r-e-e percent, poor people. that's why i'm proposing the tax, no billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a firefighter. nobody. [applause] >> by the way, they still have...
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lower capital gains rates rather than the higher rates and so that's part of the discussion that the deficit commission started in some small way but i don't think they've done enough of that looking at that looking at the disparity between what should be the progressive tax rate in what has been designed and what we're vooeg right now. >> do you see any indication that there is the political will within the congress to have a rational discussion about tax reform? >> there is the will to have a discussion, whether it's rational is another issue. there is i think a recognition from everybody on both sides that the current approach is not sustainable. once you at least get to that recognition you can start discussing the solutions but i think in every circumstance we've seen from the government when you have a problem you've known about for a very long time it usually takes a crisis before it is somehow dealt with. the crisis whether it's security or financial markets or in this case the debt is usually something that everyone will talk about until the crisis comes and having the discussion no
lower capital gains rates rather than the higher rates and so that's part of the discussion that the deficit commission started in some small way but i don't think they've done enough of that looking at that looking at the disparity between what should be the progressive tax rate in what has been designed and what we're vooeg right now. >> do you see any indication that there is the political will within the congress to have a rational discussion about tax reform? >> there is the...
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guest: they are closely related but it is the budget deficit that is driving the trade deficit. when we borrow $1 trillion from the economy, we take more of it from abroad. 40% of it is directly coming from abroad but the rest is indirectly coming from abroad how it changes the economy. if we want to be less supported on other countries, we need to lower the deficit. host: marc goldwein coming up tonight on c-span, supreme court justices hearing oral arguments in a case involving free speeds and lgbtq rights. followed by a discussion hosted by the heritage foundation on the oral argument in public accommodation laws. congressional representatives participating in a conversation on policy in the middle east and later a hearing on proposed rule changes for the upcoming 118th congress. congress gets back to work in the wake of the midterm election watch in the next weeks as the incoming 118th congress selects its leaders, makes key committee assignments, greets its new members and sets an agenda for january 2023. meanwhile the outgoing 117 congress uses its final weeks to tackle un
guest: they are closely related but it is the budget deficit that is driving the trade deficit. when we borrow $1 trillion from the economy, we take more of it from abroad. 40% of it is directly coming from abroad but the rest is indirectly coming from abroad how it changes the economy. if we want to be less supported on other countries, we need to lower the deficit. host: marc goldwein coming up tonight on c-span, supreme court justices hearing oral arguments in a case involving free speeds...
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we cut the deficit by $1 trillion so far, the biggest reduction in history and deficit reduction. i signed legislation that will cut the federal deficit by another $1 trillion over the next decade. it is clear we have the strongest economy in the world, and that is not hyperbole. we have the strongest economy in the world today. growth is strong, ratings are strong rising faster than prices, inflation is down but there is more to do, and folks are starting to feel it. positive consumer sentiment surged 30% the last three months, the biggest jump in 30 years. i am not suggesting it is done yet. america has filed a record 16 new million -- a record 16 million new filings, and every one of those filings is an active hope. an active hope, they believe they can do something. and we are just getting started. we are going to keep fighting to lower the cost of families from everything from prescription drugs to housing. we kept insulin for seniors at $35 a month. let's make that available to everyone in your states. [applause] everybody. lowering prescription drug cost is not only good fo
we cut the deficit by $1 trillion so far, the biggest reduction in history and deficit reduction. i signed legislation that will cut the federal deficit by another $1 trillion over the next decade. it is clear we have the strongest economy in the world, and that is not hyperbole. we have the strongest economy in the world today. growth is strong, ratings are strong rising faster than prices, inflation is down but there is more to do, and folks are starting to feel it. positive consumer...
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the city has a $110 million budget deficit. the mayor said all city employees need to take a permanent 10% pay cut. he also wants to increase the retirement age and eliminate huge sixth payout. the state pensions are this city's most serious problems. >> the public needs to know in our particular retirement system, while members are contributing nearly 22 percent of their gross wages into the retirement fund. that's how much we contribute to on a weekly pay. . >>pam: last year the police agreed to a 4% pay cut, the mayor said he will be more givebacks to avoid police layoffs. >>jacqueline: a look at storm tracker 4, heavy rain to the south as we expected. we will lead to know how this is going to play out coming out in just a few minutes. >>pam: in national news, day three for teachers and other union workers as casing reports that more demonstrations expected this weekend. >>reporter: thousands of teachers and other public- sector employees have gathered here for the third consecutive day. their protesting a bill that would se
the city has a $110 million budget deficit. the mayor said all city employees need to take a permanent 10% pay cut. he also wants to increase the retirement age and eliminate huge sixth payout. the state pensions are this city's most serious problems. >> the public needs to know in our particular retirement system, while members are contributing nearly 22 percent of their gross wages into the retirement fund. that's how much we contribute to on a weekly pay. . >>pam: last year the...
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he pledged to cut the deficit in half. >> yesterday i held the fiscal somewhere applies to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term office. my administration has also begun to go line by line through the federal budget in order to eliminate wasteful and ineffective programs. gerri: did that happen? no. instead, obama average deficit of nearly three times that of his predecessor. here is another promise from 2009. >> over the next two years this plan will save or create three and a half million jobs. more than 90 percent of these jobs will be in the private sector, jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges, constructing wind turbines in solar panels, laying broadband and expanding mass transit. gerri: not a chance. instead, according to the heritage foundation, the economy is over seven and a half million jobs in the hole and don't forget obamacare. >> this budget builds on these reforms and includes an historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform, a down payment on the principle that we must have quality affordable health care for every american. [applause] it is a commit
he pledged to cut the deficit in half. >> yesterday i held the fiscal somewhere applies to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term office. my administration has also begun to go line by line through the federal budget in order to eliminate wasteful and ineffective programs. gerri: did that happen? no. instead, obama average deficit of nearly three times that of his predecessor. here is another promise from 2009. >> over the next two years this plan will save or create...
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of a $42 billion deficit and $6 billion deficit, we've worn it down over time. with the passage of prop 30 last week, we have money coming in for the next several years to support education, k-12 education, college education and also to help out balancing out some of the mope that's needed by counties for the realignment of the criminal justice system. >> do you think prop 30 was the main reason that the deficit is lower? or is it the fact that the economy's improving, and there's more taxes? >> well, i think the lao's estimate of a $1.9 billion deficit, legislative analyst, the estimate of that $1.9 billion deficit through june of '14 would have been higher if we hadn't passed prop 30 last week. that said, there are still things the state needs to do, and the governor is out there aggressively telling people to be very careful over the next few years. we have democratic super majorities in both houses of the legislature right now. there's a department tatemptati everything that happened. >> but is anybody saying, let's spend our money? >> i think the interest g
of a $42 billion deficit and $6 billion deficit, we've worn it down over time. with the passage of prop 30 last week, we have money coming in for the next several years to support education, k-12 education, college education and also to help out balancing out some of the mope that's needed by counties for the realignment of the criminal justice system. >> do you think prop 30 was the main reason that the deficit is lower? or is it the fact that the economy's improving, and there's more...
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if we make the hard choices now to rein in our deficits, we can make the deficits we need to win the future. let me take this one step further. we just shouldn't give americans a government that's more forward, we should give them a government that's more economy and more efficient. we can't win a future with a government of the past. we live and do business in the information age. but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black and white tv. there are 12 different agencies that deal with exports. there are at least five different agencies that deal with housing policies. then there's my favorite example. the interior department is in charge of salmon while they're in freshwater, but the commerce department handles them while they're in saltwater. i hear it gets even more complicated once they're smoked. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> we've made great strides over the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste. veterans can now download their electronic medical records with the click of a mouse. we're selling acres of federal office spa
if we make the hard choices now to rein in our deficits, we can make the deficits we need to win the future. let me take this one step further. we just shouldn't give americans a government that's more forward, we should give them a government that's more economy and more efficient. we can't win a future with a government of the past. we live and do business in the information age. but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black and white tv. there are 12...
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that's what we've been running is these annual deficits. now what is of the debt? the national debt is the accumulation over time of almost deficit and so we are depending on how you measure it there's a lot of different ways we can measure our debt but at least 20-$30 trillion of debt. again going back to 1984-85 at that time that debt was less than 2 trillion. now we're up to 20 or 25 trillion. so i'm sorry i am worried this story is notot going to end happily. i think we have to get our government spending under control. >> host: how do we do that? >> guest: let's go back to enforcing the constitution.n. let's move a lot of these powers back to the states and the people. we need to have some spending caps. i do believe in a balanced-budget requirement which i think most americans would like to see. a lot of it is just the american people have touc be educated abt what our government is doing. that's why i'm such a fan of c-span, because you do that everyday. you educate and you provide both sides of the story but you allow people to make up their own minds about
that's what we've been running is these annual deficits. now what is of the debt? the national debt is the accumulation over time of almost deficit and so we are depending on how you measure it there's a lot of different ways we can measure our debt but at least 20-$30 trillion of debt. again going back to 1984-85 at that time that debt was less than 2 trillion. now we're up to 20 or 25 trillion. so i'm sorry i am worried this story is notot going to end happily. i think we have to get our...
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i just want to repeat that the single biggest problem that we have in terms of the debt in the deficit is health care. it is medicare and medicaid. [applause] when you hear all these projections about all these trillions of dollars and red ink going out as far as the eye can see, almost all of that is the increase in medicaid and medicare costs that are going up much, much faster than inflation. it is undoubtedly true that this economic crisis has hurt our budget situation. again, a lot less money is coming and from corporate taxes, sales taxes, etc., and reduces the amount of money coming in but the same time we have to put out a lot of money for food stamps, unemployment insurance, all kinds of other help the people need when they get thrown out of their jobs, subsidizing cobra. that has contributed to some of it. some of it is that i have proposed some investments in education and energy and health information technologies. there was an article in "the new yorkitim -- "the new york times" shows that everything i have proposed, everything we've done in bailing people out, all of the
i just want to repeat that the single biggest problem that we have in terms of the debt in the deficit is health care. it is medicare and medicaid. [applause] when you hear all these projections about all these trillions of dollars and red ink going out as far as the eye can see, almost all of that is the increase in medicaid and medicare costs that are going up much, much faster than inflation. it is undoubtedly true that this economic crisis has hurt our budget situation. again, a lot less...
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i deficit e an additional $6 trillion in the budget deficit, i think that could slow down growth and there is some evidence that some tax cuts and tax reforms have helped, but i don't necessarily personally think that comparing cutting tax rates and comparing that to what was going on in the kennedy administration makes sense and i think taking some lessons about what we saw is important. i'm afraid that we will see a return to wha what we saw in the bush administration where they cut taxes first and say we will have reform but there is no money left and how you do that is hard so i guess that i am less optimistic that we are going to see growth, from what is being proposed on the tax side. there is some room to do some of the things that if they are going to do the changes to corporate legal cut the tax break for interest so it will leave them in worse shape for the social safety net. >> there is a paper that goes through the changes and you can see what was different about the kennedy and th and the bush taxt proposal today especially on the impact in economic growth and it certain
i deficit e an additional $6 trillion in the budget deficit, i think that could slow down growth and there is some evidence that some tax cuts and tax reforms have helped, but i don't necessarily personally think that comparing cutting tax rates and comparing that to what was going on in the kennedy administration makes sense and i think taking some lessons about what we saw is important. i'm afraid that we will see a return to wha what we saw in the bush administration where they cut taxes...
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the deficit is in excess of spending and revenue so personal finance. if you make $2000 a month and spend 25, you have 500 and that's what we have been writing. national that is the accumulation over time but the deficit so depending on how you measure there are different ways to measure debt but at least 20 to $30 trillion. going back to 45, at that time the debt was less than 2 trillion and now 20 trillion or 20 or 25 so i'm worried the story will not endnd happily. i think we have to get our government spending under uecontrol. >> to redo it? >> enforcing the constitution, move powers back to the states and the people. i think we need spending caps. i believe in a balanced budget requirement which i think most americans would like to see so a lot of it on our government, i am a fan of c-span because you do that everyday and provides both sides of the story but allow people make up their own mind. i'm a fan of "washington journal" into it maybe once every i listen to it on the radio because it's educational and americans need to know what's happening
the deficit is in excess of spending and revenue so personal finance. if you make $2000 a month and spend 25, you have 500 and that's what we have been writing. national that is the accumulation over time but the deficit so depending on how you measure there are different ways to measure debt but at least 20 to $30 trillion. going back to 45, at that time the debt was less than 2 trillion and now 20 trillion or 20 or 25 so i'm worried the story will not endnd happily. i think we have to get our...
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we're watching a circumstance in which we have deficits creating greatly. debt will go up over $10 trillion and according to the budget in the next 10 years or so. appropriations are up dramatically for this year than the ones we passed in the house so far. the healthcare legislation that is being considered in the house and the senate doesn't seem to have any real cost controls in it. some maybe passing wave at that but that's the extent of it and are probably in trouble because of that. my question to you is, does the executive branch or government, the white house consult with you about any of these broader economic issues? i mean, part of your responsibility under humphrey-hawkins is to try to make progress towards these goals and it seems just setting monetary policy, you know, won't necessarily solve the problems of the full employment and the growth and the production and the balance of budget and i didn't know if that was offbudget for you or them or if there is any consultation going. obviously, if you have any comments on your point of view on som
we're watching a circumstance in which we have deficits creating greatly. debt will go up over $10 trillion and according to the budget in the next 10 years or so. appropriations are up dramatically for this year than the ones we passed in the house so far. the healthcare legislation that is being considered in the house and the senate doesn't seem to have any real cost controls in it. some maybe passing wave at that but that's the extent of it and are probably in trouble because of that. my...
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but that the deficit reduction alone is not an economic policy. part of the challenge that we have had here is not only congress but washington, generally, spends all of its time talking about deficits and does not spend a lot of time talking about how to create jobs, so i want to make sure we are talking about both. i think, for example, we could put a lot of people back to work, rebuilding our roads and bridges. we know we are going to have to do it. i went to a bridge that connects john boehner's state to mitch mcconnell's state -- how do we do it? how do we create jobs that will be good for businesses and improve commuter safety? that has to be part of the conversation, not just about cutting and spending. what i want to do is make sure we are constantly focused, that are true north is looking at how to make american families succeed. deficit-reduction is part of that agenda, but it is not the only part, and i do not want us to be paralyzed because we disagree on this one thing. as i already said to jessica, over time, perhaps after republican
but that the deficit reduction alone is not an economic policy. part of the challenge that we have had here is not only congress but washington, generally, spends all of its time talking about deficits and does not spend a lot of time talking about how to create jobs, so i want to make sure we are talking about both. i think, for example, we could put a lot of people back to work, rebuilding our roads and bridges. we know we are going to have to do it. i went to a bridge that connects john...
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the second set of deficit reductions is entrusted to a bipartisan committee. hopefully they accurately reflect the priorities of this nation. we are here because we missed, as i said, a great opportunity. may i have one additional minute? >> [inaudible] >> the chance to pass a truly balanced agreement that relies on spending cuts and revenue, we're not there, but i have said many times during the course of this debate to govern is to compromise, not to sell out as some people think on this floor that voting for a compromise is somehow a sellout. we cannot run america on that theory, and that's not what democracy is all about. i urge my colleagues to ensure that america, in fact, pays its bills, that america -- >> i'll yield my friend additional time if he'd like. >> i'll yield. >> i want to compliment him. i closed the rule debate by talking about the connecticut compromise establishing a legislature in 1787 called the great compromise, and my friend is absolutely right. we're at that point today in dealing with an issue not of that magnitude, but an important
the second set of deficit reductions is entrusted to a bipartisan committee. hopefully they accurately reflect the priorities of this nation. we are here because we missed, as i said, a great opportunity. may i have one additional minute? >> [inaudible] >> the chance to pass a truly balanced agreement that relies on spending cuts and revenue, we're not there, but i have said many times during the course of this debate to govern is to compromise, not to sell out as some people think...
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if itis $200 billion for deficit reductio even as big as the deficit is, that's real money. if ty start -- >> not gng back to taxpayers. >> i think if youay down the deficit it i going back to taxpayers. eventuly taxpayers are going to pay for the dicit throh reduced snding or increased taxes. this is another revenue source if a way for the government. i thk that it does go back to taxpayers. >>o be continued. absolutely. >> tnk you so much. thank you, susie. >> for coming on t program. my guest ban gardner, washington research analyst at kpw. >> sie: aol plans to cut is workforce by a trd as it prepares to sp off from time waer. the internet mediairm hopes 2,500 employees will volunrily accept buyou. if thedon't, the company says it will resort to layos. aoexpects the cuts to reduce annual cts by as much as $300 million, and it so plans to take up to $20million in chargenext year. paul, the in-off from time warners set to be completed on december 9, ending a tultuous, nine-year rger. >>aul: susie, once that happens, timwarner plans to focus on its core lm and televisionusin
if itis $200 billion for deficit reductio even as big as the deficit is, that's real money. if ty start -- >> not gng back to taxpayers. >> i think if youay down the deficit it i going back to taxpayers. eventuly taxpayers are going to pay for the dicit throh reduced snding or increased taxes. this is another revenue source if a way for the government. i thk that it does go back to taxpayers. >>o be continued. absolutely. >> tnk you so much. thank you, susie. >>...
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it will increase the deficit by $1.3 trillion. one other thing before i get to the second point. when they said it was $1.3 trillion, how could it be four states? it had to affect all of america. and now it does. now they are worried and has een worried that gary cohn had a number of republicans with a number of districts and proposed two solutions, the solutions they proposed are half baked and won't work. one, you get a choice of the mortgage deduction or the state and local deduction. if you choose, your taxes are going to go up, because if you don't itemize, you are using both. what kind of choice is that? and furthermore, they are saying choose between getting rid of the mortgage and state and local deduction. left or right? that is a great solution. but the second one is they say this goes to rich people. apital gains, lowering the top rate, excise tax, those affect rich people. rich people don't have that much income in property. they have it in liquid assets. solisen to this. let's say they limited to it with incomes to people with under $200,000 a year. that is 50% of th
it will increase the deficit by $1.3 trillion. one other thing before i get to the second point. when they said it was $1.3 trillion, how could it be four states? it had to affect all of america. and now it does. now they are worried and has een worried that gary cohn had a number of republicans with a number of districts and proposed two solutions, the solutions they proposed are half baked and won't work. one, you get a choice of the mortgage deduction or the state and local deduction. if you...
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the importance of government debt, government deficits? so i guess i get asked that question the time. so the deficit is the amount of the excess of the spending over the of revenue. so think of it as your your personal finance. if you make $2,000 in in a month and then you spend 20 $500 that month, you have a $500 deficit. right your your and that's we've been running is these annual deficits now what is the debt the national is the accumulation over time all those deficits and so we are now depending on how you measure it. there's a lot of different ways you can our debt but it. 20 to $30 trillion of debt and again going back to 1980 485 at that time the debt was less than to show you. now we're up to 20 trillion. 20 or 25 or 30 trillion. so i'm sorry. i just worried that the story is not going to end happily. i think we have get our government spending under control. how do we do that? good question. well, let's go back to be enforcing the constitution let's move a lot of these powers back to the states and the people. i think we need t
the importance of government debt, government deficits? so i guess i get asked that question the time. so the deficit is the amount of the excess of the spending over the of revenue. so think of it as your your personal finance. if you make $2,000 in in a month and then you spend 20 $500 that month, you have a $500 deficit. right your your and that's we've been running is these annual deficits now what is the debt the national is the accumulation over time all those deficits and so we are now...
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> el dÉficit estadounidense supera el billÓn de dólares. dicho de otra forma, un millÓn de millones de dÓlares. las acciones de noviembre mostraron que los votantes estÁn preocupados. y el presidente obama parece haber escuchado el mensaje. >> su propuesta es congelar por dos aÑos los salarios de los empleados federales civiles, no los militares.h@ultima horah@la ahora la 2 mil millones este aÑo fiscal y 28.000 en los prÓximos cinco. tah@h@ultima horah@h@unionultima ultima horah@univisionulh@h@h@u@ dÉficit preocupa a todos. >> no tengo ni para comer. >> creo que los impuestos estÁn demasiado altos. >> primero que me reduzcan el salario, verdad? estarÍamos peor. >> ese es precisamente el desafÍo. tanto para el presidente como para los nuevos lÍderes republicanos que trabajaron en la elecciÓn. estÁ garantizado, cualquier medida contra el dÉficit serÁ dolorosa y muy poco popular. desde san h@anciscuis Ía, univisiÓn.h@tima horah@ h@ >> comenzÓ la semana con ns impuestos para pedirle al h@ult activistas y estudiantes se manifes
> el dÉficit estadounidense supera el billÓn de dólares. dicho de otra forma, un millÓn de millones de dÓlares. las acciones de noviembre mostraron que los votantes estÁn preocupados. y el presidente obama parece haber escuchado el mensaje. >> su propuesta es congelar por dos aÑos los salarios de los empleados federales civiles, no los militares.h@ultima horah@la ahora la 2 mil millones este aÑo fiscal y 28.000 en los prÓximos cinco. tah@h@ultima horah@h@unionultima ultima...
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it raises the deficit by $1.4 trillion. you know, how many hours have i sat here and have you sat there and we have seen all the charts , and all of the discussions about how terrible the deficit is, what it means. leaving this burden to our kids and our grandchildren. we heard all of that rhetoric year after year, and now we have a bill that raises the deficit by $1.4 trillion. and let me be very clear. in my view, i have not the slightest doubt that if this bill, god forbid, is passed, as soon as it is passed, the republican leadership will come back and say, my god, we have to deal with the deficit, and that's why we're going to cut social security, medicare, medicaid and education. unfortunately mr. chairman, what the rhetoric that we have been hearing from the president and republican leadership is very much opposite to what is true. president, republican leadership have said this is a , tax program to benefit the middle class. yet 87 million more middle class households will see their taxes go up. while 62% of the ben
it raises the deficit by $1.4 trillion. you know, how many hours have i sat here and have you sat there and we have seen all the charts , and all of the discussions about how terrible the deficit is, what it means. leaving this burden to our kids and our grandchildren. we heard all of that rhetoric year after year, and now we have a bill that raises the deficit by $1.4 trillion. and let me be very clear. in my view, i have not the slightest doubt that if this bill, god forbid, is passed, as...
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they run up huge deficits when they are in power, and then down the line they say, we have horrible deficits and we have to do something about it and the first thing they want to do is cut social security, or medicaid, or medicare, many of programs that help keep people out of poverty. and they are putting the americans on the backs of those who can least afford it. it is i sense it is a frustration to be a member of the democratic house of representatives. there is so little opportunity for you guys to influence debate. talk about that but explain to viewers why americans should elect more democrats into the house in november 2018. rep. sanchez: it is a source of frustration that we have a republican majority in the house and a speaker who does not want to govern from the center, he wants to cater to the whims of the far right of the caucus and they are very fractured, they cannot even agree amongst themselves. so basically the republicans have been pretty incapable of governing and doing the basic things to try to keep the government running efficiently. and i just think that democrats are
they run up huge deficits when they are in power, and then down the line they say, we have horrible deficits and we have to do something about it and the first thing they want to do is cut social security, or medicaid, or medicare, many of programs that help keep people out of poverty. and they are putting the americans on the backs of those who can least afford it. it is i sense it is a frustration to be a member of the democratic house of representatives. there is so little opportunity for...
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come into power and then they are left with cleani u those deficits. did you get to have these assumptions again and again and i think it's important for people to understand that these are just totally made-up assumptions and that the only thing that has grown as the american economy in the investment in human capital in the middle-class. >> this session is only for getting factual information from the staff. >> i will yield back. >> thank you to the ranking member. i have some question on the other function piece of this and on the governmentwide savings numbers you have both mandatory and discretionary. let's start with the mandatory. u.s. $948 billion of mandatory saving. what does that represent? there also seems to be a strange pattern is there a big dip can you explain that pattern as well? >> within the mandatory savings the largest. for the improper payments by 50% with safe $745 billion over ten years. second, if the proposed return to the short-term treasury security under the savings plan which would save 29 billion. third, the budget contr
come into power and then they are left with cleani u those deficits. did you get to have these assumptions again and again and i think it's important for people to understand that these are just totally made-up assumptions and that the only thing that has grown as the american economy in the investment in human capital in the middle-class. >> this session is only for getting factual information from the staff. >> i will yield back. >> thank you to the ranking member. i have...
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you can't cut every conceivable tax on big corporations in the deficit. if republicans are forced to go back and look at the corporate amt they will have to find revenue elsewhere. will they slyly ltoessen anothey corporate tax break? or will they ask workingous americans to be more which they've done in previous the iterations on this bill. yesterday we learned about the ci leadership circuited talking t points that question the tax legitimacy of the joint committee on tax andeepers nonpartisan, independent scorekeepers of tax legislationa rather than confront the awful truth that their bill won't pay for itself but instead cost about a trillion dollars even with dynamic growth estimatesme. the republican leadership asked their members to shoot theespee, accepted jc t wiley respected and alwaysl accepted why both parties all of a sudden is a pariah in republican circles because it told the truth that this bill would not cause the growth theyr projected and that this bill will increase the deficit far to more than republicans had hopedt republican leaders
you can't cut every conceivable tax on big corporations in the deficit. if republicans are forced to go back and look at the corporate amt they will have to find revenue elsewhere. will they slyly ltoessen anothey corporate tax break? or will they ask workingous americans to be more which they've done in previous the iterations on this bill. yesterday we learned about the ci leadership circuited talking t points that question the tax legitimacy of the joint committee on tax andeepers...
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so what do i do, i have a deficit. deficit. let me run the deficit more so i can get more money into pay off the deficit and the debt. and it is a secular argument and you didn't really hear it until the early 60s and that is the point i make in the book. about himself he realized the deficit spending was an exceptional thing. when there was a slump he said you could spend more money. he never dreamt of people running deficits year in and year out. and that really only came in the 60s and they adopted the secular argument saying we wouldn't deal with this because we didn't have growth. so we need to run the deficit to get growth. it is a slightly crazy argument and you hear its not a lot of people like people on the left are very enamored of this argument but it's not a keynesian argument. but himself he grew up in the victorian era. the analogy is if you have kids, the victorian approach would be you can't watch television aft after. his view was okay you can watch two hours when you need to and now it's on overtime. so to inv
so what do i do, i have a deficit. deficit. let me run the deficit more so i can get more money into pay off the deficit and the debt. and it is a secular argument and you didn't really hear it until the early 60s and that is the point i make in the book. about himself he realized the deficit spending was an exceptional thing. when there was a slump he said you could spend more money. he never dreamt of people running deficits year in and year out. and that really only came in the 60s and they...
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with record budget cuts and larger deficits looming for the csu system, leadership is more important than you. sju will have a new president starting this summer. and this week the president selected a new president. the current president was re- elected this week. the results were announced thursday and as candidates campaigned aggressively, students casts their votes. the associated press is decked out in white and blue in honor -- there were two qualifies candidates running for president. kevin starks an the incumbent tomas. students can vote at one of the two election booths that were set up. they could also vote on line through their my sju accounts. >> i don't think 'seen much changed. >>> they handed flyers, talked to students and put up their campaign signs around campus. as held an election voting party tuesday night where they had entertainment including a junk pile. steeling -- polls closed thursday at noon. as students count down, the anticipation group and finally the announcement was made. >> with thomas. >> i'm really excited and i think we're going to have tremendous
with record budget cuts and larger deficits looming for the csu system, leadership is more important than you. sju will have a new president starting this summer. and this week the president selected a new president. the current president was re- elected this week. the results were announced thursday and as candidates campaigned aggressively, students casts their votes. the associated press is decked out in white and blue in honor -- there were two qualifies candidates running for president....
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. >> el dÉficit estadounidense supera el billÓn de dólares. dicho de otra forma, un millÓn de millones de dÓlares. las acciones de noviembre mostraron que los votantes estÁn preocupados. y el presidente obama parece haber escuchado el mensaje. >> su propuesta es congelar por dos aÑos los salarios de los empleados federales civiles, no los militares.h@ la casa bl dice que eso ahora la 2 mil millones este aÑo fiscal y 28.000 en los lopertos dicen que dado el tamaÑoh@univisionultima horah@h impacto para reducir el dÉficit. $ 2 mil millones en contra de un trillÓn de dólares es muy poco. >> cÓmo han reaccionado los empleados ante la noticia, aquÍ en el edificio de san francisco por trabajar para el gobierno muchos prefieren no hablar. pero su sindicato lo ha dicho claramente. el presidente de la federaciÓn americana de empleados de gobierno dice que la medida es una cachetada a los trabajadores. resultado de los costos de guerra, el programa de gobierno de una naciÓn que gasta mÁs de lo que recibe en impuestos, el dÉficit preocupa a
. >> el dÉficit estadounidense supera el billÓn de dólares. dicho de otra forma, un millÓn de millones de dÓlares. las acciones de noviembre mostraron que los votantes estÁn preocupados. y el presidente obama parece haber escuchado el mensaje. >> su propuesta es congelar por dos aÑos los salarios de los empleados federales civiles, no los militares.h@ la casa bl dice que eso ahora la 2 mil millones este aÑo fiscal y 28.000 en los lopertos dicen que dado el...
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we know we've got a large budget deficit and deficits that have to be dealt with. you got to start making some of those tangable cuts. if you can't cut 2%, how are are we going to make the big decisions to bring this deficit into control? >> neil: trying to do what -- if you want to be serious about this, this guy put his neck on the line to challenge his speaker, challenge his majority leader. both parties left you hanging. that's not right. congressman, thank you very much. >> pleasure to be with you, thank you. >> neil: by now you have heard about the nun killed by the illegal immigrant who was drunk driving. did you notice what is missing from all the coverage? >> neil: more than 3,000 of you had a chance to hop up to yourworld website to answer the poll question: is it worth it for nancy to bring the troops to vote on this 26 billion dollar stimulus measure? overwhelming you are saying no. 99% are saying no. one guy is saying what the heck, i just want to be different. we'll keep you posted. over 3,000 of you voting thus far. >> to virginia later today a wake
we know we've got a large budget deficit and deficits that have to be dealt with. you got to start making some of those tangable cuts. if you can't cut 2%, how are are we going to make the big decisions to bring this deficit into control? >> neil: trying to do what -- if you want to be serious about this, this guy put his neck on the line to challenge his speaker, challenge his majority leader. both parties left you hanging. that's not right. congressman, thank you very much. >>...